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The International Youth Day , celebrated each year on 12 August, takes a forward-thinking approach in 2024 with its theme centred around ‘Digitalisation and Sustainable Development’. Young individuals can lead the way towards reaching the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations. While there are still challenges in accessing digital tools, young people are the largest demographic group of users and developers who can shape global digital trends. Digital connectivity is one of the six key transitions defined by the UN that can have a large impact on reaching the SDGs. The
Our data.europa.eu Academy course ‘ Understanding the legal side of open data ’ is developed for data users who want to learn about legislation and regulations related to open data. With webinars and reading materials, users can teach themselves and create a deeper understanding about the current legal challenges on the use and distribution of open data. Moreover, the material is regularly updated to keep up with upcoming challenges on topics like intellectual property or data protection. The course contains four different lessons, where the lesson on ‘ Artificial Intelligence and data
On 18 July, with 401 votes in favour, the European Parliament elected Ursula von der Leyen for another term as President of the European Union. Ahead of the vote, von der Leyen presented her Political Guidelines for the next European Commission 2024-2029. In these guidelines, the European Data Union Strategy is proposed to enhance productivity in the EU through digital technology diffusion and the utilisation of open data. This strategy states the goal of a widespread adoption of digital technologies across various sectors. By enhancing digital infrastructure, the Commission aims to ensure
In the dynamic landscape of digital transformation, European policymakers are making a shift in drafting legislation with digital-ready policymaking in mind. During the SEMIC conference that took place on 27 June, there was a focus on making policies and legislative acts future-proof and interoperable. Digital-ready means that policies and legislative acts facilitate seamless, digital-by-default implementation through optimal use of technology and data . There are six different components that describe digital-ready policies, of which one is the ‘ Once-only principle and reuse of data ’. This
Are you enjoying a well-deserved holiday and looking for fresh reads about data? Data.europa.eu has created a new reading list with eight insightful and light readings that you can enjoy while relaxing in your home or at your favourite holiday destination. Learn more with our articles and data stories on AI, smart cities, data visualisation and more! Data Trends: Analytics, Governance, and More in 2024 : This Coursera article explores and compares the data trends of 2023 and 2024. Topics include Ai risk management, data sharing, and the importance of data strategy in generative AI. Open Data
As the Swiss public administration’s central portal, opendata.swiss contributes to Switzerland’s commitment to open data by providing access to more than 11 000 datasets, supplied by 140 different organisations. The data stems from the Confederation, cantons, communes and is a record of third-party data that is relevant for the public interest. The Swiss platform has several goals as they strive to facilitate an exchange of information on Open Government Data (OGD) between data providers and data users, create an environment promoting the use of public data, and support the infrastructure for
Our data.europa.eu Academy offers a wide spectrum of courses on how open data can help make an impact. Open data can help address public challenges such as healthcare, climate change, and urban planning. It enables informed decision-making and targeted interventions, like with COVID-19 measures. On our Academy page , it is possible to filter per theme, where it shows eight courses on the Impact theme. For beginners, we have developed the courses ‘ Introducing open data ’ and ‘ Introducing data visualisation ’ . With different e-learning lessons and webinars to teach users about how open data
This month, two sessions were hosted by data.europa Academy , where no less than 575 people participated and learned more about the landscape of data privacy and governance, and data sharing. Starting with the first session on 12 July, a panel discussion was hosted by the data.europa team on ‘ Data controllership and anonymisation ’. To get an understanding of the link between non-personal and personal data, a guest speaker from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel provided insights on the General Data Protection Regulation and how personal data is defined. This was followed by a discussion on a
For governments worldwide, the market for increasing the productivity of public services with the use of technology, also known as GovTech , is worth more than 365 billion euro . GovTech shapes the future of government services by enabling governments to operate with innovation and agility by streamlining administrative processes, increasing the quality of public services, and fostering transparency . As part of the Interoperable Europe Act (IEA) that came into force in April 2024, GovTech can support interregional cooperation by providing technical solutions that can be used by multiple
This week's course highlights of the data.europa.eu Academy are those related to the Communication theme. These courses help users translate their results of working with open data into an easy-to-digest story for their audience. On our Academy page , users can filter by the theme Communication, which shows 4 different courses each containing relevant lessons. The course on ‘ Measuring the impact of open data ’ teaches users how the impact of open data usage on government, society, environment, and economy can be made tangible. Moreover, users can get inspired by the lesson on ‘ Stories from